American Haibun and Haiga
The year 2000 marks the premier of a new journal for haibun and haiga in North America.
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The back cover reads as follows:
"Haibun is a combination of prose and haiku. Haiga is haiku painting. These two new forms are just beginning to take hold of the western imagination, making this a period of particular experimentation and innovation. This volume includes work by 44 of our most respected writers, providing both a brief history of haibun in English through its inclusion of some of the earliest pieces published anywhere outside Japan, as well as clear indications of the many and varied directions the form is taking in its new home. Also, 20 new haiga by 15 artists supply a similar overview of what is being done by its foremost practitioners in the west. The combination of these in one volume makes this the first of its kind.
From historic pieces by Jack Cain, Paul Schmidt and Richard von Sturmer to contemporary writings by Patrick Frank, Michael McClintock and William M. Ramsey; from traditional sumi-e from Stephen Addiss to the neo-traditional style of Jeanne Emrich through the abstract expressionism of Wilfred Croteau and Raffael de Gruttola, this volume explores the best contempoary expressions of these forms in English."
The book is published by Red Moon Press, PO Box 2461, Winchester VA, 22604-166. Price: $14.95.
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HAIGA Online May, 2000–Main Page